There’s still plenty of time to purchase a season pass for Knott’s Berry Farm and, if you intend to visit the park more than once this year it’s worth it. Daily tickets are $43-$79, while season passes, all of which have unlimited visits to Knott’s with no blackout dates, are currently $94-$216 and payment plans are available.

There are three tiers of passes, regular, gold and premium. The regular pass, $94, is good only for Knott’s Berry Farm, gold, $113, includes Soak City and premium, $216, is good for all Cedar Fair parks and parking too.

All three passes include admission to Knott’s Peanuts Celebration, Boysenberry Festival, Spooky Farm and Merry Farm, as well as early entry to select rides during summer, discounts on Knott’s Scary Farm admission, bring-a-friend discount days, discounts on Knott’s Hotel stays and photo upload and season pass auto-renewal options. Regular and gold passes include a 10 percent discount on select food and merchandise, while premium receives $15 percent.

Gold and premium passes also include early entry to Knott’s Soak City on select days and Soak City bring-a-friend days.

There are many add-ons available for your pass, the most popular for regular and gold passes is parking, which is valid for any day the park is operating and costs $65.

Another option to consider is all-season dining, $111, which allows you to eat lunch and dinner every time you visit the park. There are 14 dining locations at Knott’s and 2 additional places to eat at Soak City. An unlimited drink refill pass is $29.99 and you may choose between using it with a souvenir bottle or go bottle-free.

If you are avid about the rides at Knott’s you may purchase a Fast Lane pass for $499. It gives you priority boarding on select rides on select days throughout the year.

Improve your visit by using the app and webcams

In addition to a season pass there are other ways to get more out of the park, such as the Knott’s Berry Farm mobile app, www.knotts.com/explore/mobile-app, which provides wait times, show times, special offers, coupons and more. You may also store your season pass on the app so you can still get into the park if you have forgotten your card at home.

Checking the various Knott’s fan pages on social media is one way of seeing how busy the park is on any given day, but another is with the park’s webcams at www.knotts.com/explore/live-video. One aimed at Calico Park offers a good view of one of the busiest walkways at Knott’s, plus you can watch the train leaving the station. The other webcam is placed in the Boardwalk area with a view of its wide path, as well as ongoing construction on the new roller coaster, HangTime, which is scheduled to open this summer. Both webcams are available 24/7- perfect for Knott’s superfans.

Season passes and add-ons are available at Knott’s Berry Farm and online, for more information call 714-220-5200 or go to www.knotts.com.

Michelle Mills has been an entertainment and features reporter for the Southern California News Group since 1999. She has interviewed such notables as "Weird Al" Yankovic, Glen Campbell, Alice Cooper, Debbie Allen, Ernest Borgnine (during an earthquake) and Adam Young (Owl City). She was the 31st Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade Queen reigning 2007-2009. She is a professional belly dancer (swordwork is her specialty) and also studies Polynesian and Tahitian dance.

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